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Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to shoes and more particularly to an improved cushioning means for use in the sole of the shoe, and which is adaptable to various types of shoes and more particularly to those embodying a welt construction and wherein the heel structure may embody sewing or nails.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shoe with a cushioned forepart and heel in conjunction with a cushioned or otherwise suitably constructed arch support.

Another object of'the invention is to provide a cushion for al shoe which may be of rubber, fabric or any other suitable resilient material embodied through the entire length of the shoe and which extends integrally from edge to edge of the outsole and heel of the shoe.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in 2@ the claims appended hereto.

In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the lower portion of the shoe embodying the features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the heel part of the shoe as shown in Figure 1, the layers of the insole being shown separated and the inner heel cushion shown in dotted lines therebetween.

Figure 3 is a transverse section through the arch portion of the shoe taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a like view taken through the heel part of the shoe substantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing the shoe comprises an insole which at its forepart is skived and raised to provide an inseam shoulder 11 against which is fitted in the usual manner the lower edge portion of the shoe upper 12 vand which supports the inner edge of the welt 13 by means of an inseam 14. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the inseam 14 is carried through the shoulder 11., the welt 13 and the intermediate lower edge of the upper 12. The forepart of the shoe passes through the arch portion thereof and merges into the heel part wherein the heel part is stiened by means of a counter 15 which may be placed between the upper 12 and the lining 16 of the heel, or any other desired construction may be resorted to. The insole 10, at the heel part, is slitted from the rear edge forwardly, as shown in Figure 2, to provide an upper layer 17 and. a

. seam shoulder 11.

lower layer 18. Between these layers is placed a resilient cushion 19 of rubber, fabric or other suitable composition and which is of suiiicient thickness to impartthe desired cushion action and support for the heel.

The cushion 19 may be held in place by an adhesive or any other suitable manner. The upper part of the shoe is turned in beneath the lower layer 18 of the insole, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, and is secured against the lower side of the insole by means of nails 20, or in any suitable means which pass downwardly through the lower layer 18 only of the insole through the turnedin upper l2 and the interposed counter 15, and through a bottom heel strip or insert 21 which 70 extends entirely across the lower side of the heel of the shoe, as shown in Figure 4. The insert or layer 21 may be of leather or other suitable material and is preferably enlarged at its outer edge portion beyond the nails 20, and the nails 20 are merely disposed in a desired row or rows about the edge portion of the insole so as t0 leave free and unobstructed the space between the lower layer 18 of the insole and the insert 21. This space provides a cushioning or air space which opens forwardly into the -arch of the shoe, and the insole 10 is provided in the shoe arch with a number of openings or perforations 22 which vent the cushioning or air space in the arch and heel.

An intermediate sole cushion 23 is placed against 85 the bottom of the insole 10 and the insert 21 of the heel part. This cushion sole 23 extends in one piece from end to end of the shoe and across the entire width of all parts of the shoe so that the outer marginal edge of the cushion sole 23 90 lies ush with the outsole and heel of the shoe.

'I'he cushion sole 23 is made of rubber, fabric or any suitable composition or construction and is provided at its upper side with an outwardly facing marginal shoulder 24 spaced inwardly 95 from the edge of the cushion sole 23 and adapted to t against the inner side of the attaching in- Ihe lower portion of the cushion sole 23. extends outwardly beneathY the inseam shoumer 11 and beneath the wen; 13 100 and terminates iiush with the outer edge of the Welt and the outer marginal edge of the outsole 25 of the shoe. Stitching 26 extends through the welt 13, the outer marginal edge portion of the cushion soie 23, and through the outsole 26 so as to secure these parts rigidly to the welt. The outsole 25 may be of any suitable construction and composition and may embody rubber, leather or the like depending on whether the shoes are adapted for use in sports, or for other purposes or uses.

The cushion sole 23, from the arch portion rearwardly is reduced in thickness from its upper 5 face so as to provide a rearwardly facing shoulfrom thin steel bent up slightly, as indicated in Figure 1, to cause the bulging upwardly of the intermediate perforated part of the inner sole to conform to the arch of the foot and to support the foot throughout.

The arch spring 28 is preferably mounted on a holding strip 30 of leather or the like through which the clips 29 may engage and which is suitably shaped to lie in the recess of the cushion sole 23 and to overlap at its rear end the heel insert 21.

The rear end or heel part of the cushion sole 23 is shaped to the configuration of the lower side of the insert 21 and is beveled at its outer marginal edge sufficiently to seat beneath the enlargement of the insert 21, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4. The outer or sole seam 26 is carried from the forepart of the shoe rearwardly through the heel part, engaging the outer edge of the insert 21 which registers with the welt 13 in the forepart of the shoe.

In constructing this shoe, the cushion 19 within the heel is placed before the shoe is treed by raising the top layer 17 of the insole, which has previously been split, and then securing the cushion 19 in place by an adhesive or the like,

and then replacing the top layer 17 of the split insole. It is apparent that the construction of this shoe is particularly intended as an athletic shoe, but, of course, it may be adapted to shoes of various types and the structure of the cushion sole 23 is such as to adapt the same to shoes having cushioned arches or toshoes of any desired arch construction.

In other words, the improved cushion sole 23 is adaptable by slight variations in the recesses and shoulders thereof to shoes ofv practically all types. It will be further noted that the cushion sole 23 does not require any additional or particularmeans for securing it in place `as the outseam 26 securely and rmly holds and anchors the cushion sole 23 at all points throughout the l entire length and width of the shoe.

In the manufacturing of the shoe there is considerable saving in the number of operations required and different materials used and handled because the cushion sole 23 is in one piece and does not depend upon adhesives or the like to secure it, in place and cannot become displaced or rolled or compressed into either end or side It Ais co-extensive with the outsole roomate and heel of the shoe and consequently lies nat therewith and is secured to the shoe as a part of the outsole 25.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from thespirit thereof, such changes and modii'lcations being restricted only by the scope of the following claims:

What is claimed is:

1. In a shoe, an upper, an insole, an outsole, a relatively rigid heel insert coextensive with the heel portion only of the shoe interposed between the inturned edge of the upper and the outsole and between the insole and the outsole and extending entirely across the heel, the outer marginal portions of the insert being coextensive with the marginal portions of the outsole at the heel thereof and having a greater thickness than the body of the insert with the under face of the enlarged portion inclined inwardly and upwardly, means for securing the insole, upper and insert together, a cushioning sole between the insert and the outsole having the upper marginal surface reduced to receive the enlarged portion of the insert, and means connecting the insert with the outsole outwardly of the point of connection between the insert and the upper.

2. In a shoe, an upper, an insole, an outsole, a relatively rigid heel insert coextensive with the heelportion only of the shoe interposed between the inturnedl edge of the upper and the outsole and between the insole and the outsole and extending entirely across the heel, the outermarginal portions of the insert being coextensive with the marginal portions of the outsole at the heel thereof, means for securing the insole, upper and insert together, a cushioning sole interposed between the insert and the outsole, and means connecting the insert, cushioning sole and outsole together.

3. In a shoe, an upper, an insole, an outsole, a relatively rigid heel insert coextensive with the heel portion only of the shoe interposed between the inturned edge of the upper and the outsole and between the insole and the outsole and extending entirely across the heel, the outer marginal portions of the insert being coextensive with the marginal portions of the outsole at the heel thereof, a heel cushioning member carried by the insole between the upper and lower faces thereof, means for securing the insole, upper and insert together'with the lower portion of the upper between the insole and the insert, said securing means engaging the insole below the heel cushioning member, a cushioning sole interposed between the insert and the outsole, and means connecting the insert, cushioning sole and outsole together.

EDWARD R. LOWEY.

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